The Portland daily press., 1887-02-04


billion on the heavy track. Tile driver of
Plato did not start bis watch hntll Gideon
reaeh the three-quarter pole. Ehe time OF
the last quarter was 81 seconds, and Mr.. Pal-
mer IS confident that was as slew quarter
as was made during the milesfor Gideon
struck himself and made a losing break
coming from that point to the wife, and was
thrown out Of training. MIR. Palmer states
that in his prime Gideon could beat any 2 30
horse. and could pull two men to road wagon
at a lively gait, displaying degree Of power
seldom found in any trotter. AT that time
he was so kind in harness that Frank Pal
mer, lad OF fourteen, handled him with
safety. He got Ezra l.. t2214, his fastest
trotter after his speed was developed.
After having decided to publish a second
volume Of Noted Maine Hqses,n for
which during several years pas there liaa
been many calls,0 early the pas fall Mr.
Thompson set about the work in earnest.
1t is now twelve years since 4r. Thomp-
sons first volume appeared, and tie accumu-
latlon OF material during the i4eryal has
been considerable. The matter ofthe second
volume Is well arranged. After ne preface
there are sketches of Heads 0fFamilies."
foundation animals, as the cattle men tyould
call them, including the BrandyNne, Drew
Eaton, Knox, Rising Sun and Winthrop Nor. |
rill. Then follow the pedigrees extending |
from page IS to page 272. Hoses of the |
Maine 2.30 list come next list 9 one hun |
dred and twenty-four with extnied pedi |
grees and records of perform1ce. In an |
appendix Is given q list OF III principal |
standard bred stations standig i'm this |
State, but not Maine bred; and few pedi- |
grees omitted in their regular eder In the |
body of the work. The ALPHABETICAL index. |
which makes examination of the plume an |
easy natter embraces the naIhs of - !
horses wAesee lRes1lgrees aSa1 .5 The lin t,sl
frations embrace portraits of the Maine
drivers, Edwin D. Bither and James Dustin (,
and OF Constellation, DR.. Franklin, Gen.
Wltners, Gideon, Glenarm, Norway Knox,
and Winthrop Morrill,.
ANY one who has tried to trace a single
pedigree Will fully appreciate the great
amount of correspondence, research time
ana LABOR the work must have cost Mr.
thompson. lie Is entitled to much credit
for his labor, and we have no doubt that the
book VIII have what it surely deserves, a
large sale. Price of the volume by mail,
SLIGO. For sale by J. w. Thompson, Canton,
Me.
Horsemen who have been through Maine
report that 1t Is very difficult to ind good
stock OF suitable age 10 stand hard service,
as most of that class have been sold and
taken out Of the State. Dealers are CONS
PEELED to take younger animals now than
formerly, but the system of feeding now
practiced hastens maturity so that the four
year-0ldS OF the present day are equal in
endurance to the five and six-year-olds
found there few years ago. 1t pays to breed
from the best and iced literally.
rhe American Cultiyator says: A Maine
subscriber wishes 10 know how the get of
Gideon compares with that of Seneca Chief
for speed. SO far as numbers in the y 80 1885
are concerned honors are easy between
them. Gideon got Ezra l.. (221D, winner of
twenty-six heats below $50, .and Bay (2.275l,
which won seven heats in 2.30 or better
Seneca Chief is the sire of Middlesex (224),
Schuyler (2.26), dam by Seely's American
Star, which placed thirteen heats to his
credit in $50 or better Gideon got the dams
! OF Independence, record 2.214 to harness and
! 2.16s to pole winner of eight heats in $50 or
/ better; Glenarm l2.23D, which has won
money in seven of the eight events in which
I he started this season: Susie Owen q. 26l.
4 with four heats below 2.s0l Nelson three
/ year-old, 226a, the fastest ever made on a
half-mile track by trotter of that age, and
| Hambletonlan Knox s2.2S) winner of three
( heats in go or better. Seneca Chief got the
| dams of Howard j. (221A, by Woods Ham
/ bletonian; winner of thirteen heats in 80 or
better. Lily Langtry (223D, credited with
4 one heat below 230, Minnie b.; winner Of
one heat below 230, and Rex Patchen O. 294),
also winner of one heat below 2.30 Two
/ sons of Gideon are credited with trotters in
the coveted circle, against none Of Seneca
ChlefS Gideon has the advantage in years,
but the better class Of mares, from the Cham
pior and other highly-bred families in the
vicinity where Seneca Chief stood will pro-
badly offset the difference of three wears in
their ages The dam of Seneca Chief was
by Young Hector, by Hector, by Latourette's
Bellfounder. by Trempse's Bellfounder, son
Of imported Bellf0under; second dam by
Walden's Messenger, son of Wildair The
dam OF Gideon was Dandy, by Young Engin.
eer, by Commander, son OF Commander, by
imported Messenger. Young Engineer was
by Engineer I'd, sire of Lady Suffolk q. 26J),
by Engineer, claimed to be a, son of Imported
Messenger. Dandy, dam of Gideon. was al
so the dam Of the trotter Silver Duke q. 2S2).
and the stallion Major Grant, sire of Nelly
Grant e. 2SD. The dam of Cleora O. 1sa), was
also daughter OF Dandy. Gideon has re-
markably rich tr0tting inheritance, and the
breeders of Maine ought not to allow sin
gle one Of his sound, well-bred daughters to
leave their State.
Report says that Mr.. c. p Drake is already
receiving applications from breeders at a
distance for the services of Glenarm q 233)
next season. A prominent Maryland breed
er will send two choicely bred mares to him.
His catalogue for 1887 has been issued by the
enterprising owner of Sunnyside Farm, Wa
teryllle, Mr.; e. II. Nelson. Today this is the
most noted breeding establishment in Maine,
. and from it is being sent some of the best
colts bred in the State. The stations are
Nelson, Dictator Chief, Col. West, Wilkes.
Pluto, Onward and Brilliant. All of these
were used last year, save the last, which is a
four-year-old by Young Rolf, dam Fanny
Knox, dam Of Bay (2.27D. Ali of these are
l5f, or Will be at maturity, fact that COM
bined with their rich breeding renders them
specially desirable as sires. The season for
Nelson and Dictator Chief will close July
10Th, which would indicate that they are to
be seen on the tracks at our next fairs. Nine
brood mares are recorded in this catalogue
at the head of which stands Gretchen; and
In addition there are eight mares and lilies,
ana Twelve foals OF 1885 and 1886, all of the
choicest breeding. For full particulars of
the breeding OF each, terms, etc, send to the
/ proprietor for a copy of the above mem
TONED pamphlet.
The well-known horseman, Hiram Reed of
Augusta, contributes the following bit Of in
teresting information: 81 see the statement
going the rounds of the papers that the dam
Oh HoWe,S Bismarck was by Pollard Nor
gan. This is mistake. She was by the
Eaton horse and he by the Avery horse. She
was raised In Pennington. Me, by the
Church Brothers, sold to Col. T. S. Lang
and bred to Gen. Knox. Bismarck was sold
to Mr.. Howe during fair at Wateryille.
Me-, when four years old. | was present
when the trade was made. Howe's Bis
marck once trotted in 2.40, and received first
premium at the Maine State Fair in 1870, in
class of stations for general use, under
eight years old. l am the last mau that
would take any laurels from the Morgans,
which consider the finest breed of horses In
the world There are few men living in
any part of the world who have had so much
experience with road horses as Mr.. Reed.
or who are better qualified to Judge Of the
merits of the different families, and few are
better judges of trotters than he
Miss Monroe, the fast gray mare that very
materially assisted Mr.. Nelson of Water
vile to make such sensation ON the road at
Boston a fortnight ago, has been sold to Mr..
Frank A. Hale of Lewiston. Mr.. Hale
traded his spotted colts for the mare.
DIR. AL Watts of Boston paid a good round
sum of money for stylish and well bred
colt, grandson of Gen. Knox. The colt
was raised in Pennington, Me-. weighs
about 1000 pounds, is jet black in color. with
a blazed forehead and white forefeet He is
green animal, but has performed well in
private: He is called Shooting Star, Jr.,
and is five years old.
Carrie t.. sold by Mr.. Fred Boucher of
this city to Mr.. Written of Boston, is Great
ing quite sensation in that city. She is
likely soon to trot match race in which the
stakes will be $500 a SIDE Mr.. Written now
asks $1,000 for Carrie Il.
Maggie Miller and 0livette, the two fast
mares, sold by Lewiston parties to gentle
men in Boston, are doing some very fast
work on the track